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Variety. “Riverdale” producer Greg Berlanti is on hand to direct the show.The miniseries is set after “The Late Show” cancellation, which occurred around the same time Rivers’ husband, Edgar Rosenberg, who was the show’s producer, died by suicide in 1987.“Trailblazer.

Sunday’s 2021 Emmy Awards, with the show increasing eyeballs by 16% — earning 7.4 million viewers — from last year’s ceremony, according to Deadline. The coronavirus pandemic-hindered 2020 show only tallied an average audience of 6.4 million.However, CBS is not out of the woods yet.

Emmys 2021 left one of their own out of the “In Memoriam” segment.Amid an emotional montage of tributes to lost stars — ranging from Michael K. Williams and Cloris Leachman to Norm Macdonald and Cicely Tyson — at least one Emmy winner was forgotten.

2021 Emmy Awards got off to a rollicking start — and rarely let up, leaving last year’s COVID-shellshocked ceremony safely in its rearview mirror.What a difference a year makes.There were no big surprises; as expected, both “Ted Lasso” and “The Crown” cleaned up (Best Comedy, Best Drama and stars/cost-star of both, including Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Colman).

In a night filled with upsets and snubs, one of the more obvious narratives was the lack of breakthrough success for Disney+ and its shows. Despite an impressive number of nominations for “WandaVision” and “The Mandalorian,” Disney+ mostly sat out Sunday evening, racking up technical awards like Outstanding Stunt Performance or Sound Mixing and missing entirely on the higher-profile actor, writer, and direction categories.

2021 Emmys speech.The filmmaker won the award for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie for the Netflix show and spoke for about two minutes, despite the music trying to play him off.“I’m almost done,” he said about mid-way through his speech over the exit music and continued speaking about the show’s star, 25-year-old Anya Taylor-Joy.“Really?” he said, looking annoyed, as the music played on.Twitter, of course, had something to say about Frank’s obnoxiously extended

2021 Emmys, which highlighted the late, great Alex Trebek, Cicely Tyson, Larry King and Michael K.

2021 Emmy Awards. However, the veteran actress stopped the crowd in its standing tracks with her moving acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Comedy for “Hacks” on HBO Max.“I have to acknowledge my late husband, Richard Gilliland, who passed away six months yesterday,” said Smart, 70, who was clad in a sleek black gown with a classic updo.

told People.But that doesn’t mean he didn’t reach out to celeb pals for advice. In fact, he touched base with his close buddy Steve Harvey, who has hosted many a show during his time.

While Netflix lost the title of most Emmy-nominated network, cable channel or streamer last year to HBO/HBOMax (albeit a disputed claim), but they’re going to be gunning back for that title tonight. Yes, HBO/HBO Max has “Mare Of Easttown” and “Hacks,” (and double-nominee Jean Smart) both of which should be strong contenders in the evening, but Netflix has “The Queen’s Gambit” and “The Crown” that should give them both a run for their money.

Sunday’s 2021 Emmy Awards are one for the books for Mj Rodriguez — and the entire LGBTQIA community — as the “Pose” star becomes the first transgender Best Actress in a Drama nominee in TV Academy history.“It’s kind of surreal — I never thought that I would be in the category with all of these other amazing women I get to share the space with,” Rodriguez, 30, told The Post.

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“The Wire” actor showing  up for a 2002 homecoming after Washington was released from a prison stint for robbery. “Mike hugged me and gave me a box set of ‘The Wire.’ Plus there was clothing.

told NPR in 2016 that he once stumbled into a church in New Jersey desperately seeking help for his addiction.“When I came through those doors, I was broken. … This was, I would say, around the … third season of ‘The Wire,’ ” Williams said. “I was on drugs.

Jac Schaeffer has had quite a year. She was the head writer for Marvel Studios‘ first Disney+ series, “WandaVision,” a program that finished shooting during a pandemic, earned critical raves, and, eventually, 23 Emmy nominations.

For three straight years “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has taken the Competition Series Emmy Award versus some formidable competition. The global phenomenon is likely to take its fourth trophy thanks to a historic season that featured the program’s first trans man contestant, Gottmik, and the fact it was one of the first television shows to seamlessly head back into production with strict COVID safety protocols just as the “stay at home “orders were easing.

Jac Schaeffer has had quite a year. She was the head writer for Marvel Studios‘ first Disney+ series, “WandaVision,” a program that finished shooting during a pandemic, earned critical raves, and, eventually, 23 Emmy nominations.

For three straight years “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has taken the Competition Series Emmy Award versus some formidable competition. The global phenomenon is likely to take its fourth trophy thanks to a historic season that featured the program’s first trans man contestant, Gottmik, and the fact it was one of the first television shows to seamlessly head back into production with strict COVID safety protocols just as the “stay at home “orders were easing.

You may not recognize Julie Anne Robinson’s name, but she’s an industry “lifer.” She’s directed studio movies such as “One For The Money” and “The Last Song” alongside a wide range of television series including “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Weeds,” “Pushing Daisies,” “Masters of Sex” and “The Good Place.” It was her collaborations with Shondra Rhimes on episodes of the seminal dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” that found her front and center directing the first episode of “Bridgerton.” A

This year, four out of eight nominees in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category are from one show, Apple TV+’s biggest hit, “Ted Lasso.” Many predicted that the Jason Sudeikis wonder would earn a ton of Emmy nods, but its 20 nomination haul, including almost every supporting player in the cast, was a bit of a shock.

Guiding a show as unconventional as “The Flight Attendant” would be a tough task for any director. Adapted from Chris Bohjalian’s 2018 novel, the series was one part thriller, one part comedy, and one part mystery with a wee bit of grounded drama thrown into the mix.

Guiding a show as unconventional as “The Flight Attendant” would be a tough task for any director. Adapted from Chris Bohjalian’s 2018 novel, the series was one part thriller, one part comedy, and one part mystery with a wee bit of grounded drama thrown into the mix.

The nominations for the upcoming 73rd Emmy Awards 2021 were recently announced on Tuesday and they turned out to be special for several reasons. The awards are known to honour the best of Television, including series and shows from streaming platforms.

The Television Academy giveth and the Television Academy taketh away. Even in a year with insanely wide-open races in the comedy and drama categories, the Television Academy raised eyebrows once again with the 2021 Emmy Awards.

Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones, the only father and daughter pair to win Emmys in the same year, revealed the 2021 Emmy Awards nominees on Thursday and the surprises were plentiful. “The Crown” and “The Mandalorian” tied for 24 nods while “WandaVision” (23), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (21), “Saturday Night Live” (21), “Ted Lasso” (20), and the now-canceled “Lovecraft Country” (18) followed.

The Emmy Award nominees are finally here! As COVID cases decline, the award ceremony will finally be taking place in September this year. Ahead of the show, the nominees for the TV industry’s most prominent awards have been announced by the Television Academy.

Kenan Thompson has been down this road before. In 2018, the “Saturday Night Live” legend was Emmy nominated not only in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category but in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for “Come Back Barack.” He ended up with his first Emmy Award in the latter category.

We get it. The world is reopening and you’re probably sick of reading about television and movie productions that persevered during the COVID pandemic.

Over the years, Juno Temple has had roles in films such as “Atonement,” “Black Mass,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and the “Maleficent” franchise.

The season finale of the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been released and, surprise, it featured a number of unexpected twists and turns. I mean, that’s “The Handmaid’s Tale’s” signature.

Over the past decade, South African native Thuso Mbedu has starred in numerous television shows earning two International Emmy Award nominations in the process. When she was cast as Cora Randall in Barry Jenkins’ episodic adaptation of “The Underground Railroad,” she was startled by how little she knew of the conditions African American slaves endured from her education overseas.

It’s almost hard to imagine Jason Sudeikis starring in “Ted Lasso” next to any other ensemble of actors. From Hannah Waddingham‘s brilliant portrayal of the fictional AFC Richmond football club owner Rebecca Welton to Juno Temple‘s scene-stealing Keely Jones or Nick Mohammad as the smarter than he looks kit man (that’s an equipment manager for us Yanks), the Apple TV+ series is something of a casting marvel.

Katori Hall is having a moment. Almost a year ago, the television adaptation of her stage play “P-Valley” debuted as an ongoing series to critical acclaim and impressive ratings on Starz.

“Legendary,” which just finished its second season on HBO Max, is one of the most confounding competition programs on television. Featuring 10 different ballroom houses battling for $100,000, the series has incredible performers that make it a must-watch, but the only consistent thing about the judging is how inconsistent and confounding it is.

There are certain givens about the Emmy prospects for Apple TV+’s breakout hit, “Ted Lasso.” Comedy Series nomination? Check. An acting nomination for Jason Sudeikis? A given.

The final episode for Apple TV+’s “The Mosquito Coast” series dropped today and the prequel aspect of the series has, in theory, come to an end. Based on Paul Theroux’s 1981 novel and already renewed for a second season, the first seven episodes find Allie Fox (Justin Theroux), his wife Margot (Melissa George), and their two teenage children on the run from the U.S.